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REFERENCE TITLE:
constitutional amendments; foreign
contributions prohibited
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HB 2009
Introduced by
Representative
Kupper
AN
ACT
amending title 16, chapter 6, article
1.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-914.01; relating to
campaign contributions and expenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 6, article 1.2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-914.01, to read:
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16-914.01.
Contributions regarding constitutional amendments; foreign
nationals; exceptions; disclosures; enforcement; violation; classification;
definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a
committee that is organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the
outcome of a ballot proposition that proposes an amendment to the Constitution
of Arizona, including through the collection of signatures for an initiative
petition or through the support of or opposition to the ballot proposition
during an election cycle, shall not accept or use any contribution from a
foreign national.
B. This section does not apply to:
1. Contributions from federal
political committees that are registered with the federal election commission
if the contributions comply with federal law and do not originate from a
foreign national.
2. Independent expenditures that are
made directly by a person or entity without coordination with a committee.
3. In-kind contributions of volunteer
services if no monetary value is attached and the volunteer is not a foreign
national.
C. A committee shall:
1. Verify that each contributor is
not a foreign national through reasonable means, including requiring the
contributor to submit a sworn certification attesting that the CONTRIBUTOR is
not a foreign national and, if the contributor is an entity, to provide
information on ownership or control.
2. Return or refund any prohibited
contribution within ten business days after discovery.
3. File reports with the secretary of
state on the schedule prescribed by section 16-927 that disclose:
(
a
) The
aggregate amount and percentage of contributions that are received from
residents and in-state entities.
(
b
) The
aggregate amount and percentage of contributions that are received from
nonresidents.
(
c
) For any
contribution of $5,000 or more from a nonresident or out-of-state entity, the
contributor's name, address and state of residence or principal place of
business.
(
d
) Any other
reporting requirements prescribed in this chapter.
4. If the committee receives more
than twenty percent of its total funding from nonresidents or out-of-state
entities, include a prominent disclaimer in all campaign materials that states
the percentage of out-of-state funding.
D. A knowing violation of this
section is a class 1 misdemeanor. The attorney general or county attorney may
bring an action to enforce this section and may impose civil penalties of up to
three times the amount of the prohibited contribution.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1.
"Ballot
proposition
" means an initiative or referendum
measure that is placed on the ballot for voter approval and that proposes an
amendment to the Constitution of Arizona.
2.
"Committee
" includes a separate segregated fund that is organized to
support or oppose a ballot proposition.
3.
"Foreign
national
" means:
(
a
) An
individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the
United States and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States.
(
b
) A
government of or political party from a foreign country.
(
c
) A
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country or that has its
principal place of business in a foreign country.
(
d
) A
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity that is organized under the laws of this state or another state in the
United States if the corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association or other entity consists of either:
(
i
) An
individual or entity that is listed in subdivision (
a
), (
b
) or (
c
) of this paragraph and that holds, owns,
controls or otherwise has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of five
percent or more of the total equity, outstanding voting shares, membership
units or other applicable ownership interests of the entity.
(
ii
) Two or
more individuals or entities that are listed in subdivision (
a
), (
b
) or (
c
) of this
paragraph and that hold, own, control, or otherwise have direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of an aggregate of twenty percent or more of the total
equity, outstanding voting shares, membership units or other applicable
ownership interests of the entity.
4.
"Nonresident
":
(
a
) Includes
residents of other states.
(
b
) Does not
include foreign nationals.
5.
"Resident
" means an individual who maintains a primary residence in this
state and who is eligible to vote in this state's elections or who has resided
in this state for at least one hundred eighty-three days in the preceding
calendar year for tax purposes.
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Sec. 2.
Severability
If a
provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the
act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and
to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
Sec. 3.
Short title
This act may be cited as the
"Arizona First Funding Act
".